Rail support



Oct. 9, 1928.

G. WIEBLER ET AL RAIL SUPPORT Filed Sept. 10, 1927 /h/////fiI///////// Z wk Patented Oct. 9, 1928.

- dom no STATES P E T OFFICE. l

GEORGE wInBL-En, or Form MADISON, IO A; HARRY smegma, or omcaeo, i LI iI- more; AND warren r. WIEBLER, or DAVENPORT, rowA, AssIGNoRs or FIFTY? FIVE PER CENT TO BYRON M. "CHENEY,

or oHicAGo, ILLINOIS.

nan. SUPPORT.

Application filed September 10, 1927. Serial No. 218,613.

This invention relates to supports for rail way rails and especially to means for holding the rails 111 place over paved surfaces such as paved streets, cement floors and other places of improved construction and operation, convenient to install, easy to replace and Which requires a minimum of space for its installa-' tion. Other objects and advantages will appear from the following description.-

The invention is exemplified in the combination and arrangement of parts shown in I the accompanying drawing and described in the followin specification and it is more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a supporting surface having one embodiment of the present invention applied thereto and showing a thereby. a

F ig. 2 is a section online 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top planview of the metallic supporting block forming part of the present invention. v

Fig. 4c is a section on line l l of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a wooden block or wedge used in connection with the metallic block shown in Fig. 3 for receiving the spikes which hold the rail in place.

In the drawing the numeral 10 designates a section of a supporting surface suchvas a street pavement, a concrete floor or a con crete cross tie. Embedded in the support 10 is a metal box 11 having side walls 12, which are separated a greater distance at the bottom than at the top of the box, as shown best in Fig. 1. A bearing plate 13 extends across the box 11 at the central portion thereof and projects beyond each side of the box as shown in Fig. 3. The sides of the boxtaper inwardly toward the transverse centerline of plate 13 forming a wedge-shaped opening within the box, The ends lat of the box m y portion of the railway rail carried be inclined .inwardly toward the bottom of the box 1 5. The opposite ends of the box are open at the top'to receive wooden wedge shaped blocks 16. These blocks are wider at the bottom than at'the top and taper from oneiend to the other,as illustrated in Fig. 5. The ends of the blocks at the bottom may be rounded as shown at17 and 18. When the blocks are driveninto place as shown in F ig'.

2 there will be a space 19 between the bottom of the plate 13 and the top surface of the blocks 16. The wooden blocks are held from I rising in'the box 11' because of the downwardly flared shape of the blocks and the corresponding inclination of the sides 12.

The plate 13 is provided with two slots 20' and 21, which are-slightlyinclinedrelative to the transverse axis ofthe plate 13, A wooden plate 22 is preferably placed on top of lthe supporting plate 13 'andthe rail 23 rests on the plate The height of the rail may be adjusted by varying the thickness of the plate'22. The railis held in place by screw spikes 23, which pass through the slots 20 and 21 andwhich are provided with the usual form rof head flange 24 for engaging the rail flange. The inclination of the slots 20 and 21 makes it possible to locate the screw spikes. 23 at different distances from each other co-accommodate rail flanges of difierent widths. spikes must extend a considerable distance It isnoted that the screw above the top of the metal plate 13 to permit the edge of the spikes to engage the rail flange. In order to prevent the spikes from bending away from the rail flange under the stresses to which they are subjected an important feature of-the present invention is provided, consisting of reinforcing projections or ridges 25 which extend along the outer edges of the slots 20 and 21 and project above the surface of the plate 13. These ridges provide abutment faces which engage the screw spikes, and prevent the projecting ends of the screw spikes from being bent outwardly.

A further important feature of the present invention is the provision of the double taper in the box 11, which permits the use of two wooden blocks 16 which can bedriven inwardly from opposite sides of the supporting plate 13. Where a single block is used as in the prior patent referred to, it must be of suflicient length to extend beneath the I entire supporting plate for the rail and pro rail are correspondingly reduced.

We claim 1. A support for a railway rail comprising a metal box having the side walls thereof tapered inwardly toward the transverse center line of said box, and a pair of wedge members arranged to enter the tapered portions of said box from opposite ends thereof.

2. A support for a railway rail comprising a metallic box having the sidewalls thereof tapered inwardly toward the transverse center line of said box and inclined inwardly toward the top of said box, a supporting plate arranged over the central portion of the top of said. box leaving the projecting ends of said box open at the top, and a pair of nonmetallic wedge blocks arranged to be inserted'through the open top portions of said box andwedged into place beneath saidsupporting plate when driven from opposite ends of said box toward the transverse central line thereof. 7

3. A support for railway rail comprising a metallic box having the side walls thereof tapered inwardly toward the transverse center line ofsaid box and inclined inwardly toward the top of said box, asupporting plate disposed over the central portion of said box andhaving openings therethrough for receiv ing fastening members, and a pair of wooden Wedge blocks wider at the bottoms than at the tops and wider at one end than at the other to conform to the interior of said metallic box and arranged to be wedged tightly into the interior of said box when driven inwardly from opposite ends of said. box.

.l. A support for railway railscomprising a metallic member having a' recess therein, a supporting plate on said member disposed above said recess, said plate having spaced 7 the transverse center line of said box and inclined inwardly toward the top of said box,

a supporting plate secured to said box across the central portion thereof and the top of said box being open at the ends thereof, woodon wedge blocks shaped to conform to the interior of said box and arranged to enter through the open ends thereof, said plate having obliquely directed slots therein, means for supporting a rail upon said plate above the surface thereof, screw spikes arranged to extend through said slots and engage the wooden blocks within said box, and reinforcing flanges secured to said plate and extending above the upper surface flush with the outer edges of said slots. p i In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this'specification.

Signed by GEORGE WIEBLER, this 2nd 'day of September, 1927.

GEORGE WIEBLER.

Signed by :HARRY B. VVrnenna'thisSth day of September, 1927. v HARRY B. XVIEBLER.

Signed by \VALTER T. WlEBLER, this 3d of September, 1927.

WALTER T. WVIEBLER. 

